Pyrodictiaceae

Pyrodictiaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Crenarchaeota
Phylum:	Crenarchaeota
Class:	Thermoprotei
Order:	Desulfurococcales
Family:	Pyrodictiaceae
Genera
Geogemma Kashefi et al. 2006 Hyperthermus Zillig et al. 1991 Pyrodictium Stetter et al. 1984 Pyrolobus Blöchl et al. 1999

The Pyrodictiaceae are a family of disc-shaped anaerobic microorganisms belonging to the order Desulfurococcales, in the domain Archaea. Members of this family are distinguished from the other family (Desulfurococcaceae) in the order Desulfurococcales by having an optimal growth temperature above 100 °C, rather than below 100 °C.

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and the phylogeny is based on 16S rRNA-based LTP release 106 by The All-Species Living Tree Project.

	?Pyrolobus fumarii Blöchl et al. 1999   ?Geogemma ♠ G. indica ♠ Kashefki et al. 2006 (type sp.) G. pacifica ♠ Kashefki et al. 2006 Hyperthermus butylicus Zillig et al. 1991   Pyrodictium P. abyssi Pley and Stetter 1991 P. brockii Stetter et al. 1984 P. occultum Stetter et al. 1984 (type sp.)

Notes:
♠ Strain found at the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) but not listed in the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)

Further reading

Scientific databases

• PubMed references for Pyrodictiaceae
• PubMed Central references for Pyrodictiaceae
• Google Scholar references for Pyrodictiaceae

External links

• NCBI taxonomy page for Pyrodictiaceae
• Search Tree of Life taxonomy pages for Pyrodictiaceae
• Search Species2000 page for Pyrodictiaceae
• MicrobeWiki page for Pyrodictiaceae
• LSPN page for Pyrodictiaceae